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Chase Headley , who also had a flawless night at the plate, singled to start the second, and Judge hit a drive to deep right-center, where a fan reached out just next to the auxiliary scoreboard hoping to catch a home run. This would be the game to watch if 26-year-old Sabathia were the one taking the mound. "It was a big day for baseball, African-American players". The Atlanta Braves romped to a 9-2 victory over the San Diego Padres, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 and ... (more...)

A TV screen shows file footage of North Korea's ballistic missiles, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 16, 2017. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that North Korea might have the ability to deliver missiles equipped with sarin nerve gas. (more...)

There were 74 golfers who made cut of 1-under par - anyone over par or even was leaving - which was lowest cutline ever at Harbour Town. "I'm playing golf like I really don't care, to be honest". DeLaet is part of a strong Canadian presence in the Heritage with the title sponsorship of the Royal Bank of Canada, which sponsors all of the Canadian players on tour as well as a few other players, and the group from north of the border is becoming increasingly formidable. (more...)

The one time his team did get the No. 1 seed during that stretch was also the lone time his season ended with a championship, which was a year ago when the Cavaliers rallied back from a 3-1 deficit to stun the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. (more...)

The loss also ended Bayern's winning streak of 16 matches at home. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 28 goals in all competitions for Real Madrid so far this season. Ronaldo's last Champions League goal prior to Wednesday's game-winning display came against Borussia Dortmund all the way back in September, but he silenced many of his critics against one of the tournament's favourites in midweek. (more...)

Garcia had played 70 majors as a professional, the longest wait ever before winning a Grand Slam event. "Obviously I'm 37. I'm not 22 or 25 any more, but I feel I still have a lot of great years in me and I'm excited for those", he told Golf Digest. (more...)

I am really enjoying the vehicle. Vettel hit the front after an early pit stop and he managed to hold off a late fightback from Hamilton to win his second race of the season. Lewis Hamilton may have fallen short after pushing Vettel in the closing stages of the race, however his lap of of 1:32.798 on 46 proved to be the fastest of the day. (more...)

Now on fourth place with 63 points, the Merseysiders are six points clear of sixth place Manchester United and even as Jose Mourinho's men have two games in hand, a win for Liverpool against West Brom would heap further pressure on them. "He was really good, I have to say, really lively, and very important again". Firmino's header from a James Milner set-piece in first-half stoppage time sealed a 1-0 win, with West Brom threatening sparingly before a late barrage in stoppage time. (more...)

We spent a lot of energy fighting against Leicester, but also against West Bromwich, against Chelsea , against the media, against the people. "I think the players deserve full credit for how they played and I think it was fantastic from us", he told Sky Sports . (more...)

The Yankees said Gardner bruised his jaw and strained his neck. He's 6-foot-6. He's left-handed. Hicks drove in two runs without a hit Wednesday and is 3-for-13 so far. Taijuan Walker's 0-1 fastball with two out in the first inning sent the Gold Glove catcher immediately to ground. At the time , NY was trailing 2-0. (more...)

Sunday's series of demoralizing events included a lopsided loss, this time 11-4 to the visiting Baltimore Orioles, who took three of four this weekend in the Big Smoke. Happ suffered his second consecutive defeat of the season on April 11 at home against the Milwaukee Brewers. Added Gibbons: "I was sitting there thinking he had at least seven innings tonight". (more...)

Sandy Leon's groundout plated the tiebreaking run in the seventh. "You've got to have times in the game where you can rely on that swing and miss pitch". A grounder to first that yielded only one out (when Hunter was slow covering first) and a walk left the Sox with the bases loaded. The count went to 2-0 toLongoria, but Barnes got him to hit into a double play. (more...)

Westbrook who finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists and Roberson who knocked down 18 were the Thunder's shining light but they had to scrap for every bucket with trips inside the paint extremely rare. Nene added 15 points off the bench for the Rockets, who outrebounded the Thunder 56-41 and limited Oklahoma City to just four second-chance points. (more...)

LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 32 points, 13 assists and 6 rebounds while Kyrie Irving finished with 23 points and six dimes despite shooting just 11 of 27 from the field. That stiff breeze that blew through downtown Cleveland just after 5:35 Saturday afternoon happened to be a very big exhale that emanated from Quicken Loans Arena. (more...)

WASHINGTON - Kasperi Kapanen scored his second goal of the game 11:53 into the second overtime, Frederik Andersen made 47 saves and Toronto beat Washington in Game 2 to even the first-round series. "He's still getting involved", Yeo said. Each team had a power play in the scoreless first period. Allen has fueled a strong team response after losing in the first round to Minnesota two years ago, as the Blues won their first two road games of playoffs for the only third time in franchise ... (more...)

We were treated as if a beer can was thrown at the bus. "Because last night I didn't realize what happened, and when I was at home and my wife and my son were waiting in front of the door, there I felt how lucky we were", the visibly shaken Sahin told former Norway worldwide Jan Aage Fjortoft, now a journalist. (more...)

The Americans responded with tries from Perry Baker and Stephen Tomasin before the interval to cut the deficit to 19-12. The Vodafone Fiji 7s team was starved of possession yesterday in the quarterfinals of the Singapore Sevens losing 19-24 to a dominant US team to exit the main competition. (more...)

The game was still knotted to start the fourth quarter, but the Warriors went on a 13-2 run to start the period. McCollum ended up with 41 points for the Blazers , while Lillard added 31. "I make great progress the last couple of days but I'm not there yet so we still waiting on that right now, undecided". HOUSTON (AP)  James Harden scored 37 points to outshine Russell Westbrook and Houston pulled away in the third quarter to rout Oklahoma City in Game 1. (more...)

The quarter-final, first leg match was held in Dortmund 24 hours later in a packed stadium with tight security, with Monaco winning 3-2. "I know soccer is important, but we are only human". Mourinho said: 'I try to focus on our job and what we love, which is to play. But former Germany worldwide Lothar Matthaeus criticised Uefa, saying it was a mistake to play the game so soon after the attack. (more...)

The Maple Leafs are looking at creating noise now and potentially upsetting the Capitals, but that isn't their ultimate goal. "Nobody said it's gonna be easy series", Ovechkin said. The Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate their 4-3 win against the Washington Capitals in two overtimes in Game 2 of an NHL Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Washington , Saturday, April 15, 2017. (more...)